覆水难收 (fù shuǐ nán shōu): spilt water is difficult to retrieve; it's no use crying over spilt milk; what's done is done and can't be reversed

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spilt water is difficult to retrieve; it's no use crying over spilt milk; what's done is done and can't be reversed

Spilt water is hard to gather. Japanese has it as 覆水盆に返らず. For what cannot be undone.

The same saying in Japanese: